Omaha daily bee., 1887-03-29

Tive.
Mr.. Slater's bill, No. III, Is one of the
strangest OF the session. 1t makes it unlaw-
full for any railroad company in Nebraska to
employ any person who uses as a beverage
any malt or spirtuous liquors during the time
he may be in the actual service of the COM
pany. The title was found defective and
finally imperfecty patched.
Mr.. Cole bill requiring railroads to keep
crossings in repair was passed
=. a number OF senate files were read the first
time.
Mr.. Randall's bill for the sale of saline
lands and developing saline industries, was
Mr.. Peters bill prohibiting the catching
of game and fish on certain occasions was
passed.
Adjourned.
The New Election Law.
LINCOLN. Neb, March 2s.-l Special to the
BEE. THE Andres election law for tie
metropolitan cities and cities of the first
class, which passed the house few
days ago, and which will certainly
pass the senate, is herewith synopsized
1t is voluminous document, covering
forty-five pages of fine print 1t is
transcript of the New York election law
and is certainly detailed enough to adapt
itself to purifying and otherwise improving
the elections in our cities. 1t will require in.
telllgence and study on the part of the Of
hSSic SONCiuCu W ~ W ucuOllLc It's IultS,
though the language is such that it may read
lily be understood.
Hereafter the boxes at elections shall be
marked and successfully numbered as fol-
lows: Number, president" two, "state;"
three, 'cOngress;" four, legislature, county,"
five, city" six, ''lOcal:" seven, Judiciary
and eight, educational" At elections
where ballots are to be deposited for other
than these offices mentioned, additional
boxes shall be supplied for the same The
ballots for these officers shall be endorsed
with the same word which designates the
polls shall be open at 6o'clock in the morning
and close at O'clock in the evening. There
is to be created by the council bureau of
election, to be managed by q chief, whose
year. He shall, be removable by the
police board for cause. Registration
books are to be furnished by the council in
which shall be entered the name of each
street or avenue in the election district, the
number of each dwelling and the names of
all males residing In each dwelling who shall
apply for registration. These books shall
each contain not more than 700 names and
shall show the residence, room, address, ma
tivity color. term of residence, assembly dis
trct, county, state date of naturalization,
court granting the papers, date of application,
challenged at the time. The board shall have
no authority to, change the boundary or
number of any election district save wnen
the customary enumeration of the citizens of
Der lst general registration of the city, by
election district, wards OF precincts upon the
basic of the registration of votes for the year
last preceding the tune of such redistrict-
ing, in which members of congress
shall have been chosen. Such redistrictng
shall be made in such a manner that each
election district shall contain as near as prac-
ticable 25O voters on the basis of such regis
N n nrh hot Ana a
| every second year thereafter, the common
council may divide such election districts, and
such only as by registration of voters. of the
two preceding years shall be found to have an
average registration of more than 400 voters.
| All judges and poll clerks shall be selected
| by the council and make all removals and
transfers and fill all VACANCIES which may
tember,. the council shall appoint four cleo
ton Judges for each district, two of whom
shall be of different political faith from their
other associates. and those appointed to rep
resent the minority political party shall Be
named by the representatives of the political
minority party on the board. These ap-
pointees shall be able to write and speak the
spector shall be required to be a resident OF
the district to which lie is appointed. He
shall hold his office for one year, unless re-
| moved for cause. The poll clerks shall also
shall! hold their offices for one year. judges
of election and poll clerks shall receive SIS
| per day for each day of registration, revision
OF the same or election; While holding their
from both military, and jury duty. Each
person notified by the bureau of election of
his selection as judge of election must sub.
init to examination within five days, and il
| found qualified, unless excused by the board
for i'll health, be bound to serve one year. In
case OF failure to- comply with this re-
| qurement he shall be subject to fine
s the poes fy Sn e Ths s ts be
election are clothed with power to enforce
| quet, and order at the polls. The registra-
ton for a general election shall take place on
week and Friday and saturday Of the second
| week before the November election, For
other elections there shall! be revision of
the registration. mentioned. on the Friday
| the day of such election.
On the, days mentioned the judges shall sit
for registration between the hours OF a. m.
and o'clock p. m, and before entering the
that he will truthfully answer all the ques-
tlons put to him regarding his right to reg
A number of pages are devoted to recount
ing the duty Of judges when registering be-
fore, election day. At the latter time they
shall use the books prepared and no vote shall
be received unless the voters names be
least three of the books. Before the fifth Of
each month, the clerk of the district court
must file with the chief of the bureau tho
name, age, residence sentence and place of
confinement of every party charged in that
court with any offense. Failure to comply
| shall be considered misdemeanor. The
council must hire, clean, warm, light and
maintain all places of registration, and no
building or part of a building in which in
toxicating liquors are sold shall be used for
such purpose, or with the holding. Of the polls.
When possible, such places shall be lighted
| with gas. The space in front of the ballot
boxes shall be equivalent to room twelve
feet square. Each political party shall be en-
titled to designate challenger to remain dur
ing registration, revision or balloting. The
| judges and clerks before election day shall
| make a canvass of their districts to
ascertain the truth of the statements made by
the parties registered. City authorities shall
not number, re-number any street or change
or alter such number save between the first
| of May and the first of October. The room
in which balloting takes place shall not be
locked, but may be guarded by one or more
officers to exclude disOrderly people. Each
candidate may appoint q. party to represent
him at the counting of the ballots in each
election district in which he Is interested.
II two ballots be found rolled together, they
shall be destroyed, II the number of ballots
In the box exceed the number of voters, but
not otherwise. A ballot found In box
marked differently from the endorsement of
| the ticket shall not hp dQStr0vQd unIpoS IL